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Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity
From Newton to Einstein
Fully revised, updated and expanded second edition that provides the fundamentals on special and general relativity
John B. Kogut (Author)
9780128137208
Paperback, published 11 January 2018
454 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.72 kg
Approx.438 pages
1. Physics According to Newton - A World with No Speed Limit2. Space-Time Measurements According to Einstein3. Visualizing Relativity—Minkowski Diagrams and the Twins4. Lorentz Transformations (boosts), Addition of Velocities, and Invariant Intervals5. Illustrations and Problems in Space-Time Measurements6. Relativistic Dynamics. First Steps.7. Acceleration and Forces in Relativity. The Birth of Dynamical Fields.8. Boosting the Electrostatic Force, Electromagnetic Fields and More on Four Vectors9. Maxwell’s Equations of Electrodynamics and the Wave Equation10. Magnetism in the Lab, the Discovery of Relativity and the Way Forward11. Introduction to General Relativity12. Curvature, Strong Gravity and Gravitational Waves Appendix A. Physical Constants, Data, and Conversion FactorsB. Solutions to Selected Problems C. Mathematics BackgroundD. Theorems and Concepts of Vector CalculusE. Summary of FormulasF. The Wave Equation with Sources. The Four Vector Potential and the Lorenz GaugeG. Equation of Motion in Curved Space and Christoffel Symbols, Two Dimensional Surfaces and the Geodesic Deviation and Gravity Waves
Subject Areas: Space science [TTD]
